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The Survival of the European Welfare State

Author : Stein Kuhnle

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 270 pages

File Size : 25,89 MB

Release : 2003-09-02

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1134614632

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Book Description

'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement.' Since the 1970's, these have become the catchphrases used to describe the condition of the welfare states in Europe, in academic and media analyses alike. This book provides an alternative, more optimistic interpretation. It aims to increase both theoretical understanding and empirical knowledge of recent welfare reforms in areas including Spain, Denmark, the UK, Germany and the EU as a whole. An essential resource for students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in the welfare state.







Can the Welfare State Survive?

Author : Andrew Gamble

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 152 pages

File Size : 16,22 MB

Release : 2016-04-18

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0745698778

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After the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules. Spending on the welfare state did not cause the crisis, but deep cuts in welfare budgets has become the default policy response. The welfare state is seen as a burden on wealth creation which can no longer be afforded in an ever more competitive global economy. There are calls for it to be dismantled altogether. In this incisive book, leading political economist Andrew Gamble explains why western societies still need generous inclusive welfare states for all their citizens, and are rich enough to provide them. Welfare states can survive, he argues, but only if there is the political will to reform them and to fund them.





The Survival of the European Welfare State

Author : Stein Kuhnle

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 265 pages

File Size : 37,60 MB

Release : 2003-09-02

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1134614640

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'Crisis'. 'Breakdown'. 'Dismantlement'. These are common catchphrases used in analyses of the condition of the welfare states in Europe. This book takes a more optimistic view, and will increase understanding of recent welfare reforms.





Repackaging the Welfare State

Author : Pranab Chatterjee

Publisher : N A S W Press

Page : 238 pages

File Size : 45,69 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Political Science

ISBN :

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Although the welfare state is unquestionably one of the noblest accomplishments of the 20th century, certain steps must be taken for its continued survival, including market participation and population planning. This path-breaking analysis of the welfare state examines the fundamental conflict existing in every modern industrial state between efforts to optimise efficiency and equality. Earlier studies of the welfare state relying on various single social science perspectives, led to disciplinary tunnel vision. This study corrects this myopia by offering an interdisciplinary approach to conceptualising a welfare state that balances a civil society, which provides caregiving to the vulnerable, with wealth-building activities.



Explaining Welfare State Survival

Author : Andreas Bergh

Publisher :

Page : 23 pages

File Size : 42,43 MB

Release : 2006

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ISBN :

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Using the economic freedom index and the newly developed KOF-index of globalization, it is shown that the Scandinavian welfare states have experienced faster, bigger and more consistent increases in these areas, compared to the smaller Central-European and the Anglo-Saxon welfare states. The market economy and globalization hence do not pose threats to these welfare states, but are instead neglected factors in explaining their survival and good economic performance. Big government decreases the economic freedom index by definition, but the welfare states compensate in other areas, such as legal structure and secure property rights.



Globalization and the Welfare State

Author : B. Södersten

Publisher : Springer

Page : 262 pages

File Size : 31,29 MB

Release : 2004-04-18

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0230524427

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With contributions from leading thinkers such as J. Bhagwati and Robert Solow, this edited collection examines some hotly debated issues in today's world. The significance of globalization and its effects on welfare states is discussed and analyzed. A special chapter is devoted to terrorism, and it is explained why some people are willing to sacrifice their lives to gain 'heavenly goods'. The role of multinationals in the globalization process is examined as is the importance of changing and evolving social norms regarding work and leisure for the survival of today's welfare states.